Walsall, West Midlands
Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report
Headlines
- Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
- July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Q3 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous Q3.
A total of 238 companies were registered in Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is an increase of 1.7% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares equally to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Walsall UK 2012 238 118,868 2011 234 114,512 % change 1.7% 3.8% Record Year 2012 (238) 2012 (118,868) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
July 2012 saw a new record in company registrations in Walsall when compared to any previous July.
New Companies by Month
July August September New companies in 2012 90 76 72 New companies in 2011 83 78 73 % change 8.4% -2.6% -1.4% Record Year 2012 (90) 2011 (78) 2010 (81)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
A total of 154 companies were dissolved in Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 20.2% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Walsall UK 2012 154 74,772 2011 193 72,230 % change -20.2% 3.5% Record Year 2009 (274) 2009 (159,401) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
July August September Closed companies in 2012 60 56 38 Closed companies in 2011 45 90 58 % change 33.3% -37.8% -34% Record Year 2010 (69) 2008 (154) 2009 (125)
Net Company Growth
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
Net company growth for Walsall during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 84 companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Walsall UK 2012 84 44,096 2011 41 42,282 Record Year 2002 (126) 2003 (60,597) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Net Growth by Month
July August September Net growth in 2012 30 20 34 Net growth in 2011 38 -12 15 Record Year 2006 (47) 2002 (37) 2002 (53)
UK Company Share
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
In the third quarter of 2012, Walsall formed 0.2% of all UK companies.
third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) Walsall 2012 0.2% 2011 0.2% 2010 0.2% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.2% Record Year (since 1960) 1977 (0.5%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)
Company Share by Month
July August September UK formation share in 2012 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% UK formation share in 2011 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% % change -2.6% -1.8% -2.5% Record Year 1965 (0.8%) 1977 (0.7%) 1969 (0.9%)
Director Age
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 43.3.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 7.0% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 5.2% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)
The record third quarter for female directors in Walsall was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.
23.3% of all director appointments in Walsall in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage MIDLANDS 1.26% CONSULTING 5.05% WALSALL 1.12% MANAGEMENT 4.75% HOME 0.91% CONSULTANCY 3.28% ELECTRICAL 0.77% PROPERTY 2.35% M 0.77% TRADING 2.08% PROPERTY 0.77% DESIGN 1.87% (MIDLANDS) 0.77% ASSOCIATES 1.84% CONSTRUCTION 0.77% ENGINEERING 1.83% MANAGEMENT 0.77% CONSULTANTS 1.76% CONSULTANCY 0.70% BUSINESS 1.72% CARE 0.70% CONSTRUCTION 1.70% ASSOCIATES 0.63% MEDIA 1.67% D 0.63% LONDON 1.67% R 0.63% J 1.55% HMA 0.63% GLOBAL 1.53% (WALSALL) 0.63% INVESTMENTS 1.46% MAINTENANCE 0.63% IT 1.43% ROOFING 0.63% PROPERTIES 1.34% CONSULTING 0.63% CARE 1.32% TRADING 0.63% M 1.27% BUSINESS 0.56% BUILDING 1.22% FOOD 0.56% ENTERPRISES 1.20% DESIGN 0.56% ELECTRICAL 1.20% INVESTMENTS 0.56% S 1.17% ACADEMY 0.56% SECURITY 1.16%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 693 331,455 7487 - Other business activities 52 35,545 99999 - Dormant Company 47 25,035 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 27 14,774 9999 - Dormant Company 24 12,598 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 22 13,716 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 19 19,425 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 19 33,677 49410 - Freight transport by road 18 2,795 86900 - Other human health activities 17 4,998 41100 - Development of building projects 15 4,965 6024 - Freight transport by road 14 1,523 32990 - Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified 14 1,783 4534 - Other building installation 13 1,328 47990 - Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets 12 3,089 9305 - Other service activities 12 6,142 74990 - Non-trading company 11 9,203 69201 - Accounting and auditing activities 11 4,119 56302 - Public houses and bars 10 2,823 86210 - General medical practice activities 10 2,544
Recent Companies
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Randomly selected companies from this quarter
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